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what this as to other leaders inside of afghanistan people aspiring to leadership in afghanistan this has to be weighing heavily on their minds. >> don't cooperate with the u.s. and nato. i want to take a moment to talk about an extraordinary hero. he's going to be honored at 2:00 in the coming hour at the pentagon and receive the medal of honor from the president. this is a bit of what we saw from sergeant -- >> sergeant petry. >> yesterday. >> this is heroism at its finest. this is a person who was actually in an overview area. what ended up happening was the base where the other rangers were were being overrun. he went over there to assist the other rangers. was shot on the leg on his way. as the two other rangers one was a private and one was a sergeant were in the area and a grenade was thrown in. he picked up the grenade and was in the process of throwing the grenade away to save the other people and the grenade exploded taking off his hand and his arm. what he did at that point, this is even more extraordinary was put a tourniquet on his own arm after it was blown off and conti
what this as to other leaders inside of afghanistan people aspiring to leadership in afghanistan this has to be weighing heavily on their minds. >> don't cooperate with the u.s. and nato. i want to take a moment to talk about an extraordinary hero. he's going to be honored at 2:00 in the coming hour at the pentagon and receive the medal of honor from the president. this is a bit of what we saw from sergeant -- >> sergeant petry. >> yesterday. >> this is heroism at its...
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. >> much more dangerous than iraq, afghanistan, than the war zones according to our own mark potter from the mexican side. >> people have compared it to that level of violence. but just on the other side of the river, the trickle of water that the river is there, there were only five murders last year in el paso. it's up a bit this year to about 14. but the contrast is striking. a lot of the community leaders down there feel like the rhetoric that they hear from washington has painted a picture of their community that is not part of reality. >> kevin johnson and allen gomez. you've done a great job. let's hope that you contributed to a brand new narrative and people can understand the truth. thank you both so much. >>> up next, will the american women prove to be an irresistible force? we have anne thompson she's in frankfurt on soccer fever. this is "andrea mitchell reports." wow. it's the mr. clean magic eraser bath scrubber. [ bottle #2 ] i heard it came from space. no. from a very clean alien civilization. that's crazy. crazy clean. what?! come on. [ male announcer ] mr. clean m
. >> much more dangerous than iraq, afghanistan, than the war zones according to our own mark potter from the mexican side. >> people have compared it to that level of violence. but just on the other side of the river, the trickle of water that the river is there, there were only five murders last year in el paso. it's up a bit this year to about 14. but the contrast is striking. a lot of the community leaders down there feel like the rhetoric that they hear from washington has...
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the handover in afghanistan today. and more trouble with pakistan. we'll talk to the intelligence chair. still ahead, uk hacking scandal claims another top official at scotland yard. send me your thoughts on twitter. this is "andrea mitchell this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car is totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> you're watching live pictures of the rose
the handover in afghanistan today. and more trouble with pakistan. we'll talk to the intelligence chair. still ahead, uk hacking scandal claims another top official at scotland yard. send me your thoughts on twitter. this is "andrea mitchell this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small...
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these are people who want to stay in afghanistan at the cost of $250 billion a year. some of us tried to make some reasonable reductions in the military budget and they rejected that. i'm afraid that the unreality that's in control of the republicans, look at tim pawlenty, a main stret conservative, to win the republican nomination she just came out with a tax reduction program, a substantial tax reduction program that would greatly exacerbate the program. >> do you think there is some, on defense, do you think there is some opening now where you're beginning to see conservative republicans talking about tax cuts and a draw down from afghanistan. >> in fact, ron paum, john campbell from california and i along with other democrats have talked about that. i worked with the catto institute. i believe by the way if you withdraw from afghanistan and iraq, which are now doing us very little good and draining us of $140 billion a year and made other cuts -- by the way, i thought one of the best speeches was secretary gates when he said to nato, this sham is over. he didn't s
these are people who want to stay in afghanistan at the cost of $250 billion a year. some of us tried to make some reasonable reductions in the military budget and they rejected that. i'm afraid that the unreality that's in control of the republicans, look at tim pawlenty, a main stret conservative, to win the republican nomination she just came out with a tax reduction program, a substantial tax reduction program that would greatly exacerbate the program. >> do you think there is some,...
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soldiers deploying to afghanistan are encouraged to read his book. president obama donated part of his nobel prize money to greg mortensen's charity. joint chiefs chairman mike mullen travelled with mortensen and retails his dramatic story of a failed attempt to climb the world's second highest mountain and his pledge to his rescuers. >> during his recovery, he looked for a way to repay them and found what they needed most was a school. >> it is a story he told again two years ago to natalie morales on "today." >> i spent 78 days there, didn't make it to the top and i stumbled into a little village, i saw 78 children sitting in the dirt, doing their lessons with sticks in the sand. i made a promise to build a school. >> but as 60 minutes reported on sunday, he did not hear of that village until a second visit, a year after the climb. he was not kidnapped by the taliban. he did build schools, but critic say not nearly as many as he claimed. an author donated $75,000 to mortensen's charity until he got suspicious. now writing, mortensen has lied about
soldiers deploying to afghanistan are encouraged to read his book. president obama donated part of his nobel prize money to greg mortensen's charity. joint chiefs chairman mike mullen travelled with mortensen and retails his dramatic story of a failed attempt to climb the world's second highest mountain and his pledge to his rescuers. >> during his recovery, he looked for a way to repay them and found what they needed most was a school. >> it is a story he told again two years ago...
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he's back from his third tour in afghanistan. look at that happy reunion. >>> which political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? msnbc contributor jonathan capehart is an editorial writer for "the washington post" and joins me now. hey, jonathan. >> hi, andrea. >> so much happening on the economic front. the president really has got to sort of get his arms around this. i don't know what he can do, but he is meeting with the fed chairman later this afternoon and the economic team. >> right. he's having a big, as the white house is saying, a regularly scheduled meeting with fed chairman ben bernanke, treasury secretary tim geithner, chief of staff bill daley and also economic advisor gene sperling. clearly they have a lot to talk about in this meeting given the gyrations in the market, up 600 points monday, up 400 points and down the last time i saw 288 points today. clearly, there's a lot of anxiety and anxiousness out in the country over what's happening to this country economically, so they have a lot to talk about
he's back from his third tour in afghanistan. look at that happy reunion. >>> which political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? msnbc contributor jonathan capehart is an editorial writer for "the washington post" and joins me now. hey, jonathan. >> hi, andrea. >> so much happening on the economic front. the president really has got to sort of get his arms around this. i don't know what he can do, but he is meeting with the fed chairman later this...
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soldiers played in the death of a young fellow soldier in afghanistan. army private danny chen's comrades reportedly assaulted him and also taunted him with racial insults. he ended up dead, what happened? we'll have a live report. >>> plus republicans said that their main goal was to make sure the president wasn't going to be re-elected. but it appears they've made him into a winner. that's what the "wall street journal" is saying about what it calls the botched role the republicans are playing in this payroll tax cut. we'll see what happens next. we've got updated information for you. in the meantime, also republican congressman, kevin brady of texas will be my guest. >>> plus it's possibly everyone worst nightmare. the fedex issue i swear this is crazy. now fedex has something to say about the delivery man caught throwing a computer over a fence. now that's a special delivery. we'll have it for you at 2:00 p.m. >>> ten days before the payroll tax cut is set to expire, capitol hill is still deadlocked and house republicans are getting lots of the blame
soldiers played in the death of a young fellow soldier in afghanistan. army private danny chen's comrades reportedly assaulted him and also taunted him with racial insults. he ended up dead, what happened? we'll have a live report. >>> plus republicans said that their main goal was to make sure the president wasn't going to be re-elected. but it appears they've made him into a winner. that's what the "wall street journal" is saying about what it calls the botched role the...
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i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. you stay here. let's get it done. >> jay carney is certainly suggesting the president isn't about to run up to the hill in response to mitch mcconnell's invitation. they know that the president was planning to go on the campaign trip to philadelphia this afternoon and that presidential schedules don't get changed that quickly. they don't turn on a dime, do they, chuck? >> reporter: no, they don't. republicans having a little fun with that, saying hey, you're telling us to stay here, you're jetting off literally at 4:30, why, because it is the last day of the second quarter for campaign fund-raising which frankly, everybody is doing some sort of last-minute fund-raiser today. it is the nature of june 30th when it comes to politics. but in response, what was interesting, so mcconnell makes the invite, then harry reid let reporters know that he's invited the president and vice president biden to come to capitol hill next wednesday. why wednesday and not tuesday? wednesday is when the house comes back i
i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. you stay here. let's get it done. >> jay carney is certainly suggesting the president isn't about to run up to the hill in response to mitch mcconnell's invitation. they know that the president was planning to go on the campaign trip to philadelphia this afternoon and that presidential schedules don't get changed that quickly. they don't turn on a dime, do they, chuck? >> reporter: no, they don't. republicans having a...
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we're 15 minutes away. >>> how do you negotiate a way out of afghanistan without dealing with the taliban? but there is no unified leadership? would any agreement with the taliban mean a return to the primitive treatment of women and other breaks in law and democracy. secretary of state hillary clinton addressed that issue in senate testimony last week. >> if you look just at the people with the guns, the men with the guns who have to have some stake in the outcome, they are obviously a big concern to afghan government and to us. but if women are not part of the peacemaking, the peace will not keep to the same extent that it would have otherwise. >> for more on all of this we're joined by mark who's been writing about it. this is a co-none drum, how do you negotiate with the taliban? whom do you chose? the strong majority of the country is pash toon. you can't deal for peace without dealing with them. how do you make an agreement? >> that's all these issues are what the obama administration are wrestling with now. there's been several times in the past where the administration has been bu
we're 15 minutes away. >>> how do you negotiate a way out of afghanistan without dealing with the taliban? but there is no unified leadership? would any agreement with the taliban mean a return to the primitive treatment of women and other breaks in law and democracy. secretary of state hillary clinton addressed that issue in senate testimony last week. >> if you look just at the people with the guns, the men with the guns who have to have some stake in the outcome, they are...
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confirming it ises they're going to take the trillion dollars save from the drawdowns of wars in iraq and afghanistan, apply that ta the biden framework. i talked to harry reid's office today. couldn't get a yes or no answer on that. i did get out of leadership aides they're not going to impb kblud the entitlement reforms that president obama had offered. there's no raising of the medicare eligibility age. there's no means testing. you're looking at steep domestic discretionary cuts.ç >> sounds as though what harry reid is you can tag about doing is taking the most volatile issues off the table for now. but is he putting up enough that's actually hard wired because if you talk about notional savings from wars that haven't been drawn down yet, a lot of things can happen between now and then. >> that savings started showing up when president obama presented his first budget it's always been seen as a little gimmicky. the house guys have been very reluctant to count it. it's not money that we're planning to spend. after their guys felt like they were sort of misled during the cr fight about how much w
confirming it ises they're going to take the trillion dollars save from the drawdowns of wars in iraq and afghanistan, apply that ta the biden framework. i talked to harry reid's office today. couldn't get a yes or no answer on that. i did get out of leadership aides they're not going to impb kblud the entitlement reforms that president obama had offered. there's no raising of the medicare eligibility age. there's no means testing. you're looking at steep domestic discretionary cuts.ç...
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a taliban assault in kabul has afghanistan's government on edge, raising questions for the united states' effort to stabilize the regime. today's coordinated attack on the u.s. embassy and nato headquarters is among the most brazen yet in the nearly 10-year war. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is here in new york with me. richard, this is pretty brazen, as we say. right there, against the u.s. embassy, fortunately didn't hit the embassy, but did wound some people. >> it did kill some people, as well. six people, according to afghan police and afghan other sources. very brazen. not very effective. what happened, as far as we've been able to understand, is four to six militants went into a building. it's a 13-story building, overlooking both the embassy, and nato headquarters. and they're right next to each other. and from the rooftop of this building they started to fire rocket-propelled grenades, automatic rifled, perhaps some mortars, as well. they didn't land -- they didn't cause massive damage inside the headquarters of nato, or the u.s. embassy. but they also landed i
a taliban assault in kabul has afghanistan's government on edge, raising questions for the united states' effort to stabilize the regime. today's coordinated attack on the u.s. embassy and nato headquarters is among the most brazen yet in the nearly 10-year war. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is here in new york with me. richard, this is pretty brazen, as we say. right there, against the u.s. embassy, fortunately didn't hit the embassy, but did wound some people. >> it...
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making headlines today, the mayor of kandahar is the second elected official to be assassinated in afghanistan in only two weeks. president car save's half brother was the first. officials say that the mayor was killed today inside a government compound by a suicide bomber. >>> britain has officially recognized libya's main opposition group as the legitimate government. >>> meanwhile in tripoli the convicted lockerbie bomber was spotted in a featured seat at a progadhafi rally. he was released from a scottish prison on so-called compassionate grounds nearly two years ago after his lawyers argued that he was dying of prostate cancer. he's apaurptly still very much with us. 270 people died on pan am flight 103 over scotland more than 22 years ago. >>> and ground zero first responders sufferingç from cancr will not be compensated by the government for their illness. a federal medical team reports there is not enough evidence to show a cause and effect connection linking their cancer directly to their exposure to dust and debris. the finding means as of now they do not qualify for federal benefit
making headlines today, the mayor of kandahar is the second elected official to be assassinated in afghanistan in only two weeks. president car save's half brother was the first. officials say that the mayor was killed today inside a government compound by a suicide bomber. >>> britain has officially recognized libya's main opposition group as the legitimate government. >>> meanwhile in tripoli the convicted lockerbie bomber was spotted in a featured seat at a progadhafi...